adhesion
NOUN
/æd'hiʒən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
adhesion is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2H4E1S1I1O1N1
1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does adhesion mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.
“a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion.
“the adhesion of Seville was decisive”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
3
Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen.
BROADER
NARROWER
4
A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.
BROADER